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It is the increase of the temperature in atmospheric layers close to earth’s surface by accumulation of harmful gases such as carbon dioxide and ozone in atmosphere. Global warming brings along drought threat as well as causing extinction of climates, seasons and live species.

How do we cause global warming?

The energy resources that we consume in our houses, workplaces and all our living spaces excessively cause harmful gases to be sent to atmosphere. All our excessive energy consumption from cars we use to electrical equipments in our houses increases the impact of global warming.

It is estimated that global warming will trigger a big economic disaster as well as bringing about extinction of 40% of animal species, mass migration and drought by deteriorating the balance of nature irretrievably.

All sorts of energy including lighting systems we use in our houses damage air, water and lives, namely the whole ecosystem due to undemolished wastes in all stages from their obtainment to usage.

The global warming, which occurs because of heat retention capabilities of the gases such as methane, ozone and chlorofluorocarbon diffusing rapidly to atmosphere because of energy production and various human activities, causes climate changes, which lead to serious results such as melting of glaciers and rise in oceans’ levels, and extinction of seasons.

How can I prevent global warming by using Philips energy-saving bulbs?

The electricity consumed for lighting in Turkey constitutes approximately 25% of total consumption. If three (3) normal bulbs are replaced by energy-saving bulbs in each houses, average 3.200 GWh energy or 400 million YTL can be saved each year. Even by this small change, being sent of CO2 which is equivalent to the amount that over 88 million trees can remove can be prevented.

How much can I save by Philips energy-saving bulbs?

It is possible to save more than 90 YTL ** during bulb life and to prevent CO2 at the amount that 18 trees can remove in a year to be sent by using 20 watt energy-saving Philips bulb instead of one 100 watt normal bulb.

**8000 hours energy-saving bulb life, daily 2,7 hours usage, 0,15 YTL/Kw/Hour electricity price, average 0,6 kg/ kWh CO2 emission are the values calculated by taking also products costs into consideration.

When did the World begin to get warm?

The global temperature increased 0.75°C on both water and land between 1860-1900 according to the surface temperature measurements determined by different configurations by taking averages of ten each time periods during two thousand years. The land temperature has increased twice as much as sea temperature since 1979 (0.13°C / decade - 0.25°C / decade). The temperature of lower troposphere has increased between 0.12°C and 0.22°C in every ten each time periods since 1979 according to temperature measurements made by satellite. It is believed that temperatures proceed in a respectively stable way throughout the periods of 1000 and 2000 years before 1850 except the partial fluctuations such as middle age port period and little ice age.

The year 2005 had become the hottest year by excelling 1998 since 1800s, when reliable measurements could have been made, according to the calculations of NASA. According to the calculations of World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and BK Climate Research Unit, however, the year 2005 is still in the second rank in pursuit of the year 1998.

Why did the World begin to get warm?

Climate system affects people both internally and externally, also sun movements and greenhouse gases are affected by similar reasons. Climatologists are of the same opinion about global warming. Although detailed causes of this change is an open research field, scientific majority states that greenhouse gases are the main reasons of increase of temperature in recent years.

The increase of the rates of carbon dioxide (CO2) and coal gas (CH4) in atmosphere increases the temperature of earth’s surface. The increase of the rate of CO2 warms earth’s surface and causes glaciers close to poles to melt. As ices melt, lands or waters supersede. Land and water’s being less reflective, in proportion to ice, increases absorption of warming of sun and accordingly, causes more melting on glaciers.

How will the effects of global warming be in Turkey?

It will get warm 3-3.6 degrees in Turkey!

Whereas scientists state that 80 people in only 11 European countries died because of floods, point out that 20 thousand people died because of hot wave last year. European scientists pointing out also that glaciers in Europe are in the lowest level now for last 5 thousand years noted that these sudden climate changes will affect 600 thousand people and caused damage of 18.5 milliard dollars in only last year. According to the survey of scientists; it is going to get warm 3-3.6 degrees in Turkey. Especially in southern parts, more increase shall occur.